Bicycle pedals



F2. L. PAWSAT BICYCLE PEDALS Filed Sept. 14, 1954 m WW5 /////7/ f/I INVENTOR. RUBEN L. PA WSAT BY United States Patent BICYCLE PEDALS Ruben L. Pawsat, Maysville, Ky. Application September 14, 1954, Serial No. 456,039 3 Claims. (Cl. 74594.4)

Such materials are much more expensive than rubber. Therefore, in order that the pedal manufacturer may be competitive when using foot grips of plastic material, an economical use of the latter must be effected without sacrificing strength and durability of the pedal.

It is therefore an object of this a bicycle pedal provided with plastic foot grips which are 3 illustrate the construction of the grips 6. As there shown, the grip comprises a grip bar of plastic which is flexible and rubber-like in its physical characteristics, but which is tougher and perhaps harder than rubber ordinarily used in bicycle pedals. The bar 10 has a bore 11 of relatively large diameter accommodating a tubular metal member 12 having a plurality of spaced necked-in, annular grooves 13 that form centering or 12 without The guide bearings distribute the load on the pedals over the length of each bolt 7.

2,731,854 Patented Jan. 24, 1956 As shown in Fig. 2, member the grip 10, so that when the member 12 is placed between bolt 7 passed 12 is slightly longer than assembly of grip 10 and the plates 4 and 5, the

with teeth-like formations embodiment admits of modification and change without departing from either the spirit or the scope of the invention.

Therefore, what is claimed as new secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A foot grip for a bicycle pedal which elongated tubular and desired to be retaining bolt extending through the tubular member, the diameter of said bolt being substantially equal to the inner diameter of said guide bearings.

2. A bicycle pedal comprising an elongated hollow tread member of plastic material a central support engagement upon the enlarged portions of the interthe external face of the grip memproviding a tread surface for an operators foot.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Wagner Dec. 29, 1925 Bullock Dec. 24, 1940 

